The threats to mountain aquatic ecosystems are multiple. It has been identified that the population of fish in lakes where it did not naturally exist is one of them and is particularly harmful to water quality and biodiversity.
In 1987, a synoptic study of the ponds of the Pyrenees was carried out that included 35 localities of the PNASM. This reference offers a unique opportunity to evaluate the changes that have occurred since then in submerged plant communities and analyze their causes.
In river ecosystems there are inherent microbial communities that could potentially decompose bioplastics due to their high recycling and decomposition capacity of nutrients such as carbon. However, it is still unknown how the degradation of bioplastics will affect aquatic ecosystems.
Determining whether ecosystems act as sources or sinks of carbon (C) is essential to mitigate the consequences of climate change and to carry out restoration actions and environmental policies that help us confront the climate crisis.
This Life project, coordinated by the CEAB-CSIC, aims to recover mountain aquatic habitats by improving the conservation of various habitats/target species in four locations in the Natura 2000 network in the alpine biogeographic regions of the Pyrenees and the Alps.
Plastic pollution is one of the effects of global change that coexists in river ecosystems with other phenomena such as the alteration of Mediterranean rivers.
Under the current scenario of global change it is essential to understand how individuals and populations are affected and how they respond to disturbances.
With the MARGECH research project we want to generate massive data on marine biodiversity through sequencing of DNA extensions (metabarcoding) to monitor global change and develop biosafety tools.
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